Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Sean Avery seems to have lost their place in the list of the New York Rangers


STOCKHOLM (AP)—Sean Avery appears to have lost out on the final spot on the New York Rangers’ roster. The noted agitator is likely headed to the waiver wire after being beaten out by fellow forward Erik Christensen. Avery could end up on another NHL team if claimed off waivers by Wednesday, on the Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Connecticut, or loaned to... a team in Europe. Avery was a healthy scratch for New York’s final exhibition games in Slovakia and Switzerland. The Rangers open the regular season this week with games in Sweden.

“But I think with the makeup of our team, and some of the people we’ve added, and some of the youth we’ve added as far as depth put Sean in this spot.”Avery is entering the final year of his contract, which carries a $1.93 million cap hit for the Rangers. New York and Dallas split payments on Avery’s $4 million salary. If Avery goes unclaimed, the Rangers could send him to the AHL and have his salary come off their cap.

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